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Saturday, April 11, 2015Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 3 points, by GSW (vs MIN) and UTA (vs POR).

Final · Box score
Knicks80
Magic79
Q1 NYK +6; Q2 NYK +7; Q3 NYK +11; Q4 NYK +1
Final · Box score
Raptors107
Heat104
Q1 TOR -2; Q2 Raptors 0; Q3 TOR -2; Q4 TOR +3
Final · Box score
Sixers107
Bulls114
Q1 CHI +2; Q2 CHI -1; Q3 CHI +3; Q4 CHI +7
Final · Box score
Grizzlies86
Clippers94
Q1 LAC +5; Q2 LAC +3; Q3 LAC +1; Q4 LAC +8
Final · Box score
Jazz111
Blazers105
Q1 UTA +13; Q2 UTA +10; Q3 UTA -3; Q4 UTA +6
Final · Box score
Wolves101
Warriors110
Q1 GSW -3; Q2 GSW +5; Q3 GSW +17; Q4 GSW +9
On this day · 2013–14Apr 11, 2014: 13 games. Top scorer: Corey Brewer (Wolves-Rockets), 51 points.
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The lead · Jazz-Blazers

Trevor Booker goes for 36 in Utah win over Portland

Stephen Curry goes for 34 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+13+10-3+6UTA AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz32242134111
Blazers19273425105
Who led
Trevor BookerPoints, last 10 games: 2, 6, 12, 17, 9, 1, 8, 6, 0, 36UTA36 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Rodney HoodPoints, last 10 games: 2, 19, 8, 7, 7, 17, 25, 20, 18, 21UTA21 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 11, 8, 19, 18, 20, 19, 36, 17, 20, 28POR28 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 6, 9, 4, 13, 27, 10, 15, 13, 17, 26POR26 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Sixers-Bulls12
Knicks-Magic6
Raptors-Heat6
Wolves-Warriors6
Jazz-Blazers4
Shot of the night

Jr.'s three with 12 seconds left breaks the tie, 80-79 final

The night in charts
Sixers-Bulls combined for 221, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Sixers-BullsSixers 107, Bulls 114
221
Jazz-BlazersJazz 111, Blazers 105
216
Wolves-WarriorsWolves 101, Warriors 110
211
Raptors-HeatRaptors 107, Heat 104
211
Grizzlies-ClippersGrizzlies 86, Clippers 94
180
Knicks-MagicKnicks 80, Magic 79
159
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Knicks-MagicKnicks 80, Magic 79
+1 NYK
Raptors-HeatRaptors 107, Heat 104
+3 TOR
Jazz-BlazersJazz 111, Blazers 105
+6 UTA
Sixers-BullsSixers 107, Bulls 114
+7 CHI
Grizzlies-ClippersGrizzlies 86, Clippers 94
+8 LAC
Wolves-WarriorsWolves 101, Warriors 110
+9 GSW
GSW rallied from 3 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wolves-WarriorsGSW won · Wolves 101, Warriors 110
3 pts
Jazz-BlazersUTA won · Jazz 111, Blazers 105
3 pts
Raptors-HeatTOR won · Raptors 107, Heat 104
2 pts
Sixers-BullsCHI won · Sixers 107, Bulls 114
1 pt
Booker shot 12-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BookerUTA · 36 PTS, 9 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
80% (12-15)
LaVineMIN · 37 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST
62% (13-21)
Robin LopezPOR · 21 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
57% (8-14)
DamePOR · 28 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
55% (12-22)
RichardsonPHI · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
54% (7-13)
Final · Knicks-Magic
Knicks 80Magic 79
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks308231980
Magic247192979
The story
Cole Aldrich's 19 points and 14 rebounds carried New York past Orlando, 80-79

For Orlando, Nikola Vucevic had 13 REB, 12 PTS 19 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST · 8-15 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 30-24, was where the Knicks built it.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +6+7+11+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Heat
Raptors 107Heat 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors27312128107
Heat29292323104
The story
DeMar DeRozan had 24 points as Toronto beat Miami 107-104

Dwyane Wade led Miami with 30 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST 24 PTS, 6 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST · 7-17 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the third, the Raptors took the fourth 28-23.

TOR lead by quarter
200 −20−2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Hassan Whiteside led the game in fantasy with 55.6 FPTS (18 REB, 16 PTS)

Final · Jazz-Blazers
Jazz 111Blazers 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz32242134111
Blazers19273425105
The story
Utah beat Portland 111-105 behind 21 points and 8 assists from Rodney Hood

Damian Lillard paced Portland: 28 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 21 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB · 7-13 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 32-19 first quarter did the most damage for the Jazz.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +13+10−3+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.4Season avg20.2Last 5

20.2 points a game over his last five games, against 8.4 in 47 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.3Season avg7.3Last 3

7.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.3 in 73 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.2Season avg40.4Today

40 minutes today, against 15.2 a game in 60 earlier games. Line: 26 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · Wolves-Warriors

Minnesota's skid reaches ten

Golden State won 110–101; the Timberwolves fall to 16–64. Stephen Curry led Golden State with 34 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists.

Streak strip · MIN
Lvs LAL99–101L@ HOU110–120L@ NOP88–110Lvs UTA84–104Lvs TOR99–113Lvs ORL84–97L@ SAC111–116L@ POR91–116L@ LAL98–106L@ GSW101–110
Top performances

Zach LaVine leads the day with 37

Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 18, 11, 17, 21, 22, 10, 21, 18, 18, 37Wolves-Warriors · L
9.8 PPG season to date · +27.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high37 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Trevor BookerPoints, last 10 games: 2, 6, 12, 17, 9, 1, 8, 6, 0, 36Jazz-Blazers · W
7.1 PPG season to date · +29.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high36 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 33, 38, 25, 27, 28, 11, 24, 25, 45, 34Warriors-Wolves · W
24.0 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 21, 13, 40, 15, 7, 24, 27, 19, 9, 30Heat-Raptors · L
21.5 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Lou WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 19, 18, 18, 13, 18, 23, 27, 16, 13, 29Raptors-Heat · W
15.5 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 11, 8, 19, 18, 20, 19, 36, 17, 20, 28Blazers-Jazz · L
21.2 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Zach LaVineMIN+9.5 19.3 last 10 · 9.8 season
Danilo GallinariDEN+9.1 21.4 last 10 · 12.3 season
Brook LopezBKN+7.8 25.1 last 10 · 17.3 season
Andrew WigginsMIN+7.4 24.3 last 10 · 16.9 season
Reggie JacksonDET+7.1 21.6 last 10 · 14.5 season
Cold
Kobe BryantLAL−7.2 15.1 last 10 · 22.3 season
KJ McDanielsHOU−6.8 1.1 last 10 · 7.9 season
Donald SloanIND−6.1 1.7 last 10 · 7.8 season
Ryan AndersonNOP−5.4 8.5 last 10 · 13.9 season
Mason PlumleeBKN−4.5 4.4 last 10 · 8.9 season